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Tantalite
TAN · Minor & Specialty Metals · OTC · Quoted in USD/lb
81.65 USD/lb
+5.897 (+7.78%) vs prior
Annual avg, USGS Mineral Commodity Summaries 2026, 2025
Annual averages · from 2021-12-31
Origin markets
Benchmark: Tantalite (Ta2O5), Central Africa FOB. The same tonne prices differently by origin — freight, quality, sanctions and policy set the differential. Deep dive →
| Origin | Basis | Market note |
|---|---|---|
🇨🇩 Central Africa (FOB) DR Congo/Rwanda · ~60% supply (3TG) | FOB payableBenchmark | Great-Lakes artisanal supply sets the feed price |
🇦🇺 Australia (Wodgina) Australia · traceable byproduct | FOB | Spodumene byproduct — fully traceable premium |
🇧🇷 Brazil (FOB) Brazil · conflict-free | FOB | Conflict-free provenance premium |
🇨🇳 China (processor) China · processor | Feed pricing | Processor feed pricing |
Origin notes are qualitative context. Dollar differentials are not shown, because no public differential series is attached.
Track physical flows on the live vessel map →Open
75.75
Range high
81.65
Range low
75.75
Prev Close
75.75
1W
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1M
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1Y
+5.88%
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Exchange
OTC
6-month range
Annualised volatility 14%Low 71.67Now 81.65 · 58%High 88.90
In other units
Converted from 81.65 USD/lb · indicative FX
USD/kg
180.00
USD/t
179,999.94
EUR/lb · FX conversion, not an exchange quote
75.11
CNY/lb · FX conversion, not an exchange quote
591.94
About Tantalite
Tantalite is traded in the minor & specialty metals segment. The series on this page is the named public source, not a live feed. Physical parcels of Tantalite can be sourced or placed through the Off Market desk, listed openly on the Marketplace, or intermediated by a specialist broker.
Minor & Specialty MetalsOTCUSD/lb+7.78% vs prior